. History of companies I and E, Sixth regt., Illinois volunteer infantry from Whiteside County. Containing a detailed account of their experiences while serving as volunteers in the Porto Rican campaign during the Spanish-American war of 1898 . of them had been condemned andtaken up. as unfit for service. There was very little sickness in camp. It was sur-prising too; the unfavorable condition of the weather andthe inexperience of many of the men in taking propercare of themselves in such surroundings may well havebeen cause for much sickness. The examining sur-geons evidently did their work t
. History of companies I and E, Sixth regt., Illinois volunteer infantry from Whiteside County. Containing a detailed account of their experiences while serving as volunteers in the Porto Rican campaign during the Spanish-American war of 1898 . of them had been condemned andtaken up. as unfit for service. There was very little sickness in camp. It was sur-prising too; the unfavorable condition of the weather andthe inexperience of many of the men in taking propercare of themselves in such surroundings may well havebeen cause for much sickness. The examining sur-geons evidently did their work thoroughly and the ac-cepted men possessed excellent constitutions; otherwisethe conditions would have been vastly different fromthose existing at the time. The Fifth and Third regiments of infantry were mus-tered into United States service in the order namedon the seventh day of May, and we anxiously awaitedorders, hoping to follow them closely. The officers andmen of the Fifth and Third were highly elated at theirsuccess in being the tirst of the Illinois troops to be mus-tered in, and delighted in calling the attention of themen of the remaining regiments to the fact, and they in-formed us that they would be at the front in a few days. E. J. WEAV^EH,2nd Lieut. Co. 1, Vol. Sixth Ini antun Mis ri:ui;i) In. Tio while in all prohabilily we woultl not leave the all events the we could hope for would be <;ar-risoii dulv ill so:ne out of ihe way army posl. The e\eiilswhich tollowetl in the succeeding luonlhs proved the un-relialiilitv of these- statements and the uncertaiiit\- siu-roundiui!, a soldiers life. The Sixth reL;iuunt. Illinois Xolunteer Infantr}.was nuistered into the United States service. Wednes-dav. Mav eleveiuh. by Captain Cyrus S. Roberts. 17thU. S. Infantry, nuistering ollicer. The regimentalofficers and non-commissioned staff were the fust totake the oalh and sign the muster roll. Company E ofSterling was the first and Company I of Morrison, thel
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